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#HTE Using Plastic Off-Cuts as Templates for Paper Off-Cuts

Two companies are collaborating to combine their waste into something useful. Japan's Plastics Co. Ltd. manufactures products out of acrylic sheets, while Ito Design Studio creates paper products. Both companies produce a lot of off-cuts.

The idea is to turn Plastics Co's off-cuts into templates, that can then be used to trace fold- and cut-lines onto paper off-cuts from Ito Design Studio.

Sadly, none of the resultant objects are terribly useful: A dried snacks holder, a business card holder and some fancy envelopes. But I applaud the thinking behind the concept, and the objects might be fun for children to make.

The line of templates is called Kimochi no Katachi ("the feeling of the shape") and it has its own Instagram account.

#HTE Industrial Design Student Work: María Ruiz Cozcolluela's Multipurpose Furniture Unit

This Kami furniture piece is by María Ruiz Cozcolluela, done as her Industrial Design Masters thesis at Switzerland's University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The concept is intended to start out as children's furniture, but to offer new utility and thus remain relevant as the child grows.

Assembly is simple, as the unit consists of relatively few parts:

"Kami is a versatile furniture system that adapts to the different needs of a family and grows along with the children. The system is designed to allow that its elements can be rearranged in different positions. It can be used as a toy box, children's shelf, changing table, children's table, desk, wardrobe or as a shoe rack. "

The idea of having different modules that can plug into the frame, to increase the piece's longevity, is a good one; I could see Ikea selling a version of this.

#HTE Reader Submitted: Newtons - a hand crafted sculpture using magnets to create tension

We always aim for "seemingly natural unnatural beauty." Although several products use magnets, their surfaces need to be flat for adsorption. However, what is innovative about Newtons is that the adsorption surface of the objects has been transformed into a perfect curve. Therefore, "fluctuation" occurs, and the surface does not remain stable while adsorbing with the exact appropriate strength. The fluctuating characteristic makes the objects, i.e., Newtons, seem like they are alive, creating a mild sense of discomfort with regard to space. Newtons may even become "a piece of everyday art." Coincidence and necessity create a free form.

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#HTE Reader Submitted: Disco Compacto 3d printed chair

The Disco Compacto Chair emerged from a desire to create something beautiful, unique, and sustainable that would challenge our relationship with furniture.

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